EMD stock
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc (EMD) short interest & short volume · 35K shares short
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc official short interest (FINRA, twice monthly) and daily short volume (FINRA Reg SHO), with history, % of float and days to cover.
What changed
EMD short interest rose 12.9% to 35K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report (1.0 days to cover). Daily short volume averaged 40.3% of volume over the last 20 sessions, up from 31.5% the 20 sessions before, the 96th percentile of its own 20-day averages since Oct 6, 2025.
Short interest
Official, twice monthly · settled Oct 15, 2026
- Shares short
- 35K
- prior 31K
- % of float
- —
- no float on file
- Days to cover
- 1.0
- avg vol 284K
- Change vs prior report
- +12.9%
| Report date | Shares short | $ value short | Change | % float | Days to cover | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | 35K | $322K | +12.9% | — | 1.0 | $9.30 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 31K | $287K | -78.7% | — | 1.0 | $9.36 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 144K | $1.4M | -47.5% | — | 1.0 | $9.89 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 274K | $2.9M | +49.2% | — | 1.7 | $10.62 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 183K | $1.9M | -28.5% | — | 1.2 | $10.45 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 257K | $2.7M | +99.7% | — | 1.4 | $10.47 |
Days to cover is short interest divided by FINRA's average daily volume for the period: how many average days of trading it would take shorts to buy back.
Source: FINRA equity short interest (twice monthly) · Settlement Oct 15, 2026
Daily short volume
Share of each day's volume sold short · FINRA Reg SHO
- Latest (Nov 11)
- 21.8%
- 25K of 113K
- 20-day average
- 40.3%
- prior 31.5%
- Percentile vs own history
- 96th
- 233 periods since 2025
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Source: FINRA Reg SHO daily short sale volume · Latest Nov 11, 2026
Short squeeze score (model)
Price since settlement: -1.8%
Model, not a forecast: 40 pts short interest % of float (full at 30%), 25 pts days to cover (full at 10), 15 pts rise in short interest since the prior report (full at +50%), 20 pts price gain since the settlement date (full at +25%). Missing inputs score 0.
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Market-wide: most shorted stocks, biggest changes and unusual short volume · EMD overview
| Date | Short | Total | Short % of volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | 24,661 | 113,280 | 21.8% |
| 2026-11-10 | 67,702 | 137,210 | 49.3% |
| 2026-11-09 | 36,658 | 90,496 | 40.5% |
| 2026-11-06 | 59,247 | 103,049 | 57.5% |
| 2026-11-05 | 47,129 | 149,232 | 31.6% |
| 2026-11-04 | 58,665 | 135,423 | 43.3% |
| 2026-11-03 | 60,020 | 123,383 | 48.6% |
| 2026-11-02 | 77,734 | 161,704 | 48.1% |
| 2026-10-30 | 74,695 | 134,683 | 55.5% |
| 2026-10-29 | 46,724 | 223,904 | 20.9% |
EMD short interest FAQ
What is EMD's short interest?
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc (EMD) had 35K shares sold short and not yet covered in FINRA's Oct 15, 2026 settlement report.
How many days to cover does EMD have?
1.0 days: 35K shares short divided by an average daily volume of 284K for the Oct 15, 2026 period.
Is EMD short interest rising or falling?
EMD short interest rose (+12.9%) from 31K to 35K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report.
Is EMD a short squeeze candidate?
Lician's squeeze watch scores EMD 6 out of 100 (low) from the Oct 15, 2026 report: days to cover 2.5/25, change in short interest vs prior report 3.9/15, price change since settlement date 0/20. It is a transparent model of how crowded the short side is, not a forecast that a squeeze will happen.
What share of EMD daily volume is sold short?
40.3% on average over the last 20 sessions to Nov 11, 2026 (FINRA Reg SHO daily short volume; the 96th percentile of its own 20-day averages). Short volume counts market makers' same-day short sales, so it is not short interest.
What was EMD's latest FINRA short volume?
On Nov 11, 2026, cached FINRA short volume for Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc (EMD) was 24,661 shares, 21.8% of 113,280 total volume.
How many EMD short-volume sessions are listed on this page?
This page lists 10 cached FINRA short-volume sessions for Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc (EMD), from Oct 29, 2026 through Nov 11, 2026.
How did EMD short volume percent change from the prior cached session?
Cached FINRA short volume for Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc (EMD) moved from 49.3% on Nov 10, 2026 to 21.8% on Nov 11, 2026, down 27.5 percentage points.
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